Saw attachment.



' C. W. NEWTON.

SAW ATTACHMENT. APPLIOATIONIILED SEPT. 10 1909.

Patented Nov. 29, 1910.

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Thouwhom it may concern:

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u CHARLES w. NEWTON,

Bait known that 1, CHARLES WV; Nnw'roiv,

a citizen of the United States, residing at ,Ho'uston', in the county ofHarrisand State of Texas,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Saw Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

Myd'evice relates to new and useful im "provements in saw attachment-s and more particularly to that class of attachments {which are used to cut bevels or odd, angles intimbers, such as rafters for roofs.

' -,The0bjec-t of theidevice is toprovide a machine which may be used in the field or place of construction.

Another object is to providea device of the character described which will cut 'a piece 0f timber-at any desired angle; without. the necessity of a change; which would require "Still another object is; to provide a device .igifihe character described which. will permit inf the feed being at the will of the operator ,Q'With these and other objects in view, at'- tention is drawn to the simplicityand adaptgalfi'ility'of the structure; an example of which shown in the accompanying drawings and explained in this specification, whereinz- Figure l is a perspective View of my complete device. Flg. 2is a sideelevation of the supporting mechanism. Fig. 3 is a front elevatlon of the same. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the lower turning table. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the upper turning table showing the protractor for. setting {he machine at the dea plan view-of the rotatable means for connecting the upperpulley frame to'the supporting frame while -'Fig. 7 is a side elevation ofthe table upon which the material to be sawed, is placed.-

" I Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein like numerals of reference designate similar parts in each of the fig ures, the numeral 1 refers to the main frame which supports the device.

. The numeral 2 refers to the driving shaft to which is attachedthe belt 3 leading from tit thegmotive mechanism. In connection with said shaft, a belt 4 leads to a' device hereinafter described.

Attached to .the front and center of the 1? -main frame is suspended a turning table 5.v

This table is substantially fixed to the main frame,with a. protractor 8' upon the upper SAW, ATTACHMENT.

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attached by a bolt or other suitable means 7. .The table 6 is provided with slots 9' which permit of the leaders 1O passing there through. Onthe periphery of said table,-.'a hand or indicator 11- is attached with the pointextending upward; Bythis-indicator and in connectionwith theprotractor 8,, it will be seen that when turning the. rotatable table upon its axis,-the"direction wi-ll'be indicated'by the indicator pointing to'thedegree marked on the protractor." i

To, the :under" side of the upper table two downWardlyextending supports 10, are ri'gdily attached; these 'supportspass idly attached. At the". lowerend of these supports, a brace 16 tiestheends thereof and keeps them from'contactingwith the inner mechanism hereinbefore described. Hingedly attached to this last mentioned brace,- and on the outer extremity; a frame 17 extends downward to a point 1 far enough distant from the feed table:1 8 tO-permit a circular saw 19 to mm freely. fThrough a cross brace 24 upon said frame, a guide 25 extends upward and connects with'frame 13 in such a manner as to keep thesa'id frame in a direction and'at an angle r'elative to frame 17 so that in operation it keeps belt 4 from contact in its rotative movement. At the lower extremity of the said: frameand upon which x the cutter 19 is placed a shaft 26 issecured and turned by the aforementioned belt 4.

Upon one side of the supports 15, a brace 20 is attached insucha =rhannr as to provide a support, whereuponat its lower extremity. a pulley 2l'r performs the duty of. guide tocable 22. Thisfcable is attached at one end to the nam 17 and at its other to a balance or Ireturn weight 23.

Directly beneath the front and center. of the device and below-the cutter, a guide table 27 extends across -the' entirefront of the main supporting frame 1', and is hingedly attached as shown in Fig.7 where the pivotal point 28 is showni" Upon this guide surface. Directly beneath table ,5 and of the table 27theslidab1e carriage 18 rests and 0 through the slots 9 in 'the'lower table6 and I are slidable.

when a piece of timber is ter thereof, a second circular table pivotally may'then vbe pulled forward by hand thus forcing the blade .to pass through the material to be cut. Upon passing through said material and'release of the hand, the weight 23 vi-llpull the cutting member 19 and 'fran1el7'backward thus'clearing the carriageiof the cutting member and warding otfany: danger of contact with the operator as well as permitting another piece of ma:

terial to be placed upon said carriage.

What I claim is:

1. In a machine of the character de-.

scribed, a main supporting frame, a member rigidly mounted thereon, a second member pivotally mounted in connection with the aforesaid member, supports suspended from each of theabove members and braced at their lower extremities, a hingedly attached frame suspended from saidpivotally mounted support and member, a drivin means, and a cutting meansoperated by said .driving means located on the hingedly-attached frame.

2. In a machine of the character described, a main supporting frame, a circular table rigidly mounted on the'front and cenconnected to the aforesaid table, downwardly extending supports from each of the aforesaid tables and braced at their lower extremities the inner of said supports can ing a frame within which pulleys are lo-' cated a cutting means, belts adapted to operate said cutting means through said pulleys and a hingcdly attached frame suspended from said pivotally mounted support and table.

In a machine of the character describci'l, a main supporting frame with an overhanging extension at the end, a circular table rigidly mounted thereon, a second'circn'lar table pivotally mounted in connection with the aforesaid table. slots at a mean distance from the center of said first mentioned table extending partially around the center, downwardly extending supports from each of the above said tables and braced at their lower extremities, a hingedly attached frame suspended from said pivotally mounted support and table, a cutting means, a frame pivotally mounted within the inner suspended table, said frame being located so that its center is directly beneath the center of the circular tables, and a driving means for operating said cutting mean in such a manner as to allow the cuttin means to move in a changeable direction.

In testimony name to this specification] in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, I

. CHARLES NEWTON.

W'itnesses:

' 'GfiAs. R. MUNGER,

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